After almost 3 decades with the power, president Alí Abdullá Sallé, has to the most of the population living in situations of misery. Being Yemen a country with huge oil wells is clear that corruption and bad administration is something real there.
After several months of protests beginning on january 2011 organized by Youth Popular Movement, the safety council of United Nations Organization showed itself worried as it noted an economic and humanitarian crisis.
Income per capita for 24 millions of people: 1 dollar per day.
Inflation per year rate: 35%.
Ranking for corruption: Place 146.
Population growth per year:3.2%
Percentage of the food produced in the country: Less than 20%
No water for agricultural fields.
All this makes of Yemen as the poorest of the arabic countries.